Shade and curtain hanger.



G. ALPHIN.

SHADE AND CURTAIN HANGER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 13, 1912.

1,061,968. Patented May 20, 1913.

Jar I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. I

CHRISTOPHER ALPHIN, 0F KINSTON, NORTH CAROLINA, ASSIGNOR T0 EMMA P.WEBB, OF KINSTON, NDRll-I CAROLINA.

SHADE AND CURTAIN HANGER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 20, 1913.

Application filed July 13, 1912. Serial No. 709,214.

To all whom it may concern: I Be it known that I, CHRISTOPHER ALIHIN,citizen of the United States, residing at Kinston, in the county ofLenoir and State of North Carolina, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Shade and Curtain Hangers, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to curtain brackets bracket.

porting portion of the bracket.

Another object of the invention is to so,

construct the bracket that it needs no nails for connecting it with thewindow frame the bracket being provided with claws for accomplishingthis, and the bracket being resilient so that after the curtain has beenconnected with the bracket the resiliency of the bracket will hold thebracket in engagement with the window frame and hold the curtain poleand portiere pole in place.

In the accompanying drawings :Figure 1 is a View showing the brackets inplace and supporting a curtain pole and porticre pole. Fig. 2 is anenlarged view showing, one of the brackets in section and indicating amanner in which the resiliency of the bracket holds the bracket inplace. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the portiere pole sup- Fig. 4 is aview of the blank from which the curtain pole supporting device isformed. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of one end of one portion of thebracket. Fig. 6 is a view showing a modified manner of forming theportion shown in Fig. 5.

This invention comprises the attaching member 10 which is a strip ofresilient material of the same width throughout its length and havingone end portion bent to form the hook 11 carrying the claws 12 which areembedded in the window frame,

thus securely connecting the device with .the frame.

The attaching member is connected with the window frame by driving theclaws into the frame as shown in Fig.

2 and it extends away from the frame with its free end portion extendingacross the window. g p The portiere pole support 14 is formed from astrip of metal which is of the same width throughout its length and ofequal The end portion 15 of the portiere pole support is bent away fromthe strip 10 and has its end provided with an inclined notch 16 forminga book 17 at the end of the pole support-er. ;The poi-titre pole 18 isplaced in the notches '70 16 andsince the strips 10 are normally heldwidth with the attaching member.

away from the window they causethe pole to beiirinly held in the notches16 when the. device is in use. compressed to the position indicated bythe The strips 10 have to'be dotted lines in Fig. 2 when placing thepole 18 in position, and wien released they will return to the originalposition, thus moving the end portions 15 away from each other;

and causing a binding engagement between 0 the supports and the endportions of the pole, thus preventing the pole from slip ng. The curtainsupports slidably connect the portiere supports with the strips 10 andare each formed from the blank shown in Fig. 4. 5

This blank comprises the body portion 19 which has one end portionprovided with a notch 20 in which the pivot pins of the curtain pole arepositioned, and is provided at its opposite end portion with the sidewings 21 which are adapted to be bent along the dotted lines to formflanges passing along the sides of the portiere supports 14 and backbehind the strips 10. It will thus be seen that the curtain supportersare slidably mounted upon the strips 10 and portiere supporters 14 andserve to slidably connect the portiere supporters with the strips 10,thus performing the double function of supporting the curtain 22 andadjustably 0011- necting the portiere support with the strip 10.

When using this device the claws 12 of the strips 10 are driven in thewindow frame at the desired height with the strips extending toward eachother and across the window. The curtain supports and portiere supportsare then adjusted upon the strips 10 so that then returns to its normalposition as far as posslble thus creating a binding engage ment upon thepivot pins of the curtain and upon the end portions of the pole 18 andsecurely holding them in place. This also causes a frictional engagementbetween the curtain supporter and portiere supporter so that they willremain in their adjusted position and not slide longitudinally along thestrips 10. It will therefore, be seen that there has been provided adevice which may be easily connected with the window frame and veryeasily adjusted to the desired position. It will also be seen that whenthe device is in use there is no danger of the supports slipping uponthe strips 10 since this is prevented by the binding engagement betweenthe supports and the two poles.

From inspection of Fig. 6 it will be evident that if desired the majorportion 10 may have its end portion 23, which is provided with the claws24L, bent back over the major portion instead of at right angles to it.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed as new, is

1. A bracket of the character described comprising a resilient striphaving one end portion adapted to be connected with a sup port andhaving its free end portion positioned in spaced relation to thesupport, an article support adjustably mounted upon said strip, and asecond article support having one end portion passing between said stripand said first mentioned article support.

2. A bracket of the character described comprising a resilient striphaving one end portion formed into an attaching means and having itsfree end portion extending across the window and being inclined awayfrom the window frame, a curtain support slidably mounted upon saidstrip, and a portiere support having its inner end portion extendingparallel to said strip and passing between said strip and curtainsupport whereby said curtain and portiere supporters will be slidablymounted upon said strip.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affiX my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

CHRISTOPHER ALPHIN.

Witnesses:

R. O. STRONG,

(I OETTINGER.

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